Figurative Language Re-take

Match the following

• Metaphor

• 1. A direct comparison of two things

• Idiom

• 1. A word that makes the sound it names

• Hyperbole

• 1. The repetition of the first consonant sounds in a group of words

• Alliteration

• 1. A phrase that means something to a specific culture 

• Onomatopoeia

• 1. An exaggeration that emphasizes a point

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) metaphor

,

(b) simile

,

(c) personification

,

(d) alliteration

• Shine bright like a diamond.

• Said I'm so sick of love songs, so sad and slow.

• See the line where the sky meets the sea, it calls me.

• A dream is a wish your heart makes.

The clock ticked loudly, which is an example of -

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Personification

The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish.

This is an example of -

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Match the correct figurative language to the text message it appears in (some texts may have more than one).

a

b

c

d

alliteration

metaphor

personification

onomatopoeia

The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.

• The stars are expensive.

• The stars are not out tonight.

• The stars were bright and sparkling.

The fog was a blanket covering the road.

• It was a clear, sunny day.

• The fog was thick.

• The fog was comfortable and cozy.

Fill in the blank to make this sentence personification:

When she wrote, the pencil ____________ across the page.

• made many markings

• sang and danced

• moved like a typewriter

Fill in the blank to make this sentence alliteration:

• Harry _____________ to watch football on TV.

• hurried home

• ran like a cheetah

• was dying

Fill in the blank to make this sentence hyperbole:

• I am so hungry _____________.

• my stomach is yelling

• I could eat a horse

• those veggies look like cake